Cintra Scott

Buenos Aires, Argentina

+1 917 438 6972 (U.S.) / +54 911 5705 8024 (Arg.)

cintra@post.harvard.edu

EMPLOYMENT

Harvard Business School, Research Associate (January 2009 to present):

· Assist faculty with Latin American research, case studies and coursework

· Cover Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay from Harvard Business School’s research center in Buenos Aires

Freelance Writer / Editor (November 2004 to present):

· As a short-term consultant for the World Bank Group, edit Doing Business publications and write web content, press releases and marketing materials

· Write and edit Spanish/English content for Yabla—a U.S.-based website for language students

· Contribute periodically to Time Out Buenos Aires, Monocle.com and BudgetTravel.com

Federal Reserve Banks, Contract and Staff Senior Web Editor (January 2003 to November 2007):

· Working with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Jacobs Agency, wrote and edited FedFocus, a publication of the Federal Reserve Banks' financial services

· On staff at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, wrote, selected and edited content for its website

· Managed six developers through a complete website redesign in 2003

SmartMoney.com, Associate Editor (March 1999 to January 2003):

· Wrote an average of three feature articles per week on investing

· Promoted from Reporter to Staff Editor and then to Associate Editor in 2000

· In 2001, SmartMoney.com won the National Magazine Award for “Best Interactive Design”

Freelance Journalist (1996-8, 2000-3):

· The Wall Street Journal Sunday: 20 investing-related articles (2000 to 2003)

· SmartMoney Magazine: five profiles for the "30 Smartest People in Investing" (2002)

· The New York Times Magazine: three articles for "The Way We Live Now" section (2000)

· Time Out New York: eight profiles and features. Of those, five were cover stories (1996 to 1997)

· Also: The Wall Street Journal Europe, Radcliffe Quarterly and Modern Bride

Inside Edition, Investigative Story Coordinator (March 1997 to September 1998):

· Produced and researched investigative reports

· Helped produce and shoot "Carnival Dangers," winner of a 1997 Deadline Club Award

Seventeen Magazine, Assistant Editor (April 1994 to September 1996):

· Edited two popular monthly sections and wrote feature articles

· Helped establish the magazine's first online presence on AOL

· Promoted from Editorial Assistant to Assistant Editor in 1995

EDUCATION

Harvard University, BA, magna cum laude (1993):

· Joint concentration in American Literature and Women’s Studies

· Harvard College Scholar, 1990-93

· Awarded research fellowships by two foundations for honors thesis on Edith Wharton